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The Amard people, or Amardis (also Amardians, Amui in Pahlavi) were a tribe living along the southern shore of the Caspian Sea, including current day Amol, Iran. The name is also seen as Mardi, Mardian, Mardae, etc.
Amol is a city dating back to the Amard people. Amards lived in the area before the Aryans. Many scholars believe that the city's name is rooted in the word Amard (Amui in Pahlavi). According to historical literature, Amol was the capital of Mazandaran, at least in the period starting from Sassanid Empire to the Ilkhanate dynasty of Mongol Empire. Though they are not a Median tribe, Herodotus names then as one of the ten Persian tribes. It is not yet known if they are the same Mardians as the Mardians near the Caspian.
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